Manchester United may not see best of Sánchez until next season – Mourinho

José Mourinho has admitted he is yet to get the best out of Alexis Sánchez, with the manager blaming the forward’s disappointing form on joining Manchester United midway through the season.
Sánchez has scored once in eight appearances, from a penalty rebound against Huddersfield a month ago, and has often been underwhelming since signing from Arsenal in a swap deal involving Henrikh Mkhitaryan.
Mourinho said: “What is wrong is that he came at the worst moment – in the winter market. That’s why I don’t like the winter market very much. I think this was a chance that we didn’t want to lose... read more

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